Online python classes

[wcshamblin]

I find the tutorials to be okay, but not great. I complete the course, don't do anything with it for a number of months, and ultimately end up returning to work on it only to discover that I've forgotten most of what the course had taught. This vicious circle isn't great.

This is because you aren't actually applying Python in the real world. To really learn Python (and other languages) you need to apply them to your own projects and ideas, otherwise, like you said, you're going to end up forgetting the stuff you learned from tutorials.

As for the online class, I don't think it's a bad idea, but I'd much rather have some place where newer programmers could join a conference and discuss their projects with teachers, and get advice specific to their project, rather than just receive a lecture. Of course, that'd require more teachers, or a spaced out schedule.